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Walter Kirn
“From Rural County Highway Magazine to the Boston Post Road: Walter Kirn’s American Journey”
Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.
March 19, 2025
$35 | $5 Fairfield University student
Quick Member: $25
Walter Kirn
“From Rural County Highway Magazine to the Boston Post Road: Walter Kirn’s American Journey”
Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.
$35 | $5 Fairfield University student
Quick Member: $25
Walter Kirn is the critically acclaimed author of multiple novels, including Thumbsucker (adapted for the 2005 film starring Vince Vaughn, Keanu Reeves, and Tilda Swinton), and Up in the Air (made into a film starring George Clooney). Kirn is co-host of the podcast American This Week. His memoir Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever chronicles his own adventure going from rural Minnesota to the Ivy League. Join us as this lifelong adventurer takes us to the heartland of Montana with his acerbic wit and wisdom.
Jonathan Santlofer
“The Lost Van Gogh: Nazi Looting, Interpol Agents, Art Sleuths on a Mission”
Tuesday | 7:30 p.m.
February 4, 2025
Dr. NaLette Brodnax
Carceral Ideology: A New Framework for Examining Equity in Education
Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.
February 5, 2025